Colombo, July 24: Lankan cricket legend Sanath Jayasuriya, who has been appointed as the Interim Coach for the upcoming India series at home, on Wednesday stated that his side will try to take advantage against the visitors, in absence of their big three of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja.
Three of them are real match winners and their absence is like to create huge gaps in the Indian T20I side, which the hosts Lanka would be keen to take advantage, he said.
India will be led by Suryakumar Yadav in the threeT20Is and the Lanka tour would also be the first assignment of new Head Coach Gautam Gambhir, who succeeded Rahul Dravid.
As per records, Rohit and Kohli are the top two run-getters in T20Is, while Jadeja retired as one of the format's top all-rounders. Together, the three have starred in many memorable T20I wins for India over the last 15 years or so.
Sri Lanka too will have a new captain for the series. Charith Asalanka has been named as the new T20I skipper, who succeeds Wanindu Hasaranga, who stepped down from the job after Lanka's poor show in the recent ICC T20 World Cup 2024.
Similarly, Jayasuriya took over as interim coach after Chris Silverwood quit after Sri Lanka's first-round exit from the T20 World Cup 2024.
